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Dr. Sam Amadi, the Chairman of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said the 9,000 megawatts of electricity by end of this year is no longer realistic, what is realizable now is 5,000 megawatts and no more by December this year.
He said this at an e-conference held recently with over 1,800 Nigerian citizens logging in to create additional opportunity for him to discuss the ongoing reforms in the electricity power sector. The online was organized by Spaces for Change.
This fact came to light as oil black marketers who engage in petroleum products retail in the neighborhoods lamented the downturn of their business due to improvement in power supply.
Many petroleum black marketers however bemoaned the stable electricity supply across the country as it has deeply affected their source of income.
The major poser at the NERC e-commerce was the rationale behind a marked improvement in electricity supply in certain areas but a regression in other parts of the country, explaining the disparity, the NERC boss attested it to the weakness of the distribution network in some places and the strength in others.
He however was quick to note that the 9,000 megawatts target was unrealistic by the end of the year, but only 5,000 megawatts if all works well, stating that the current improvement is as a result of repairs which help in recovering lost capacity and also due to the rise in rainfall which has helped to gain 200 to 300 megawatts.
(Edited: Blueblock)
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